Chicken Run

Backyard hens are now legal in Richmond. Here's what you need to know before you buy.

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About 30 downy chicks crowd together in a black tub under a heat lamp at the Southern States on West Broad Street. The store's manager is surprised there are any left. Chicken are hot this year, Roy Lee says. Since Southern…

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